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tiltrotor22 
.., but when there are already cards available that will work just fine, then why wait?
How much more power will the next generation cards have? Will there be a big enough improvement to really notice?
You've just about answered the issue as far as the 9800GX2 is concerned. It ISN"T a big enough improvement over the previous generation...not nearly enough to justify the cost. The next generation will be the G100 chip which was SUPPOSED to have already been out, but it's late. It is now expected to come out Q2 or Q3
this year. People were expecting that chip would be on the 9800GX2, but Nvidia didn't come through on that. Supposedly the G100 chip will be a far better chip than the G92. So why pay the big bucks for an "old" chuip when the newer, more powerful one is coming out within such a short period of time? I could understand buying NOW if the next chip was a year away, but this is not the case here. Conclusion from Tom's Hardware:
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Having said this, we do not recommend buying a GeForce 9800 GX2 for those who rarely change graphic cards and want to invest in a very high end card and keep it for a long time. There are times when a card like this should excel, like when games are played at high resolutions and with demanding settings, but the 9800 GX2 is barely better than a simple
GeForce 8800 Ultra.